Good Thinking

The official account of the Good Thinking Society, a UK-based charity encouraging curious minds and promoting rational enquiry.

[Good Thinking @GoodThinkingSoc]

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[Good Thinking @GoodThinkingSoc]

If you like our work - including campaigning against NHS Homeopathy and supporting maths education with initiatives like https://t.co/lT8aAFABYY - there are multiple ways you can support us:

https://t.co/0lqyLnhztw

[Good Thinking @GoodThinkingSoc]

A week earlier, on January 14th, her regular marketing emails told subscribers about Hilde, who was diagnosed with cancer... but was able to stop taking her chemotherapy due to the "healing success" of Lynne's Power of Eight® classes.

These have also been reported to @CTSI_UK.

[Good Thinking @GoodThinkingSoc]

Following our complaint last March, the ASA have ruled ads for Lynne McTaggart's "Power of Eight®" intention classes made unsubstantiated health claims and discouraged medical treatment
https://t.co/TIz5Qxt1yA

[Good Thinking @GoodThinkingSoc]

See, for example, this testimonial about making breast lumps disappear and reversing chronic fatigue, which Lynne sent out a week ago - so, after she had been informed that this ruling was imminent.

It links to the ticket sales page for her class, and to https://t.co/IZtdGavI45

[Good Thinking @GoodThinkingSoc]

Here's what our Project Director told The Times about the Dragons Den controversy, and why the recent ear seed business is just the tip of the iceberg.

It's time they took their responsibility seriously, and stopped featuring - and seeking out - businesses who mislead the public

[Good Thinking @GoodThinkingSoc]

Dragons’ Den ‘failing to scrutinise extravagant product claims’

https://t.co/3rcyhtUt4g

We wrote to the BBC with concerns over a number of businesses showcased on the program, who make misleading and potentially dangerous health claims.

[QED @QEDcon]

Which skeptical activist deserves praise?
Which pseudoscientist deserves attention?

Two weeks left to nominate your best and worst of 2023!

[QED @QEDcon]

Improve your skeptical skills, with the QED Workshop program, including:
- How to Read a Scientific Paper
- How to Test the Paranormal
- How to Write Skeptically
- Social Media Marketing for Skeptics

All workshops are included with each in-person ticket!

https://t.co/O7sooPQ0py

[QED @QEDcon]

📣Announcing📣:

We are delighted to announce two further additions to the QED main stage: @knowledge_fight host and Alex Jones expert Dan Friesen, & scientist, science communicator and Skeptics with a K host Dr @AliceEmmaLouise.

https://t.co/jkxMVCuuAC

[Good Thinking @GoodThinkingSoc]

Inside the world of 'Tau calligraphy' supposed healing sessions

Master Sha claims drawing Chinese letters can cure all sorts of illness and help with money and relationship problems.

https://t.co/1kXGPwEFBr

With quotes from Good Thinking.

[Good Thinking @GoodThinkingSoc]

"Blinded by pseudoscience: how a miracle health gadget is being flogged

"Promoters of the Healy claim to use it on everything from cancer to fixing a boiler"

https://t.co/c1mHObrsDo

We raised this product, and its misleading health promises, with The Mirror.

[Geospatial Insight @geo_insight]

Our work with #localauthorities is reducing traditional surveying costs, accelerating intelligence gathering and facilitating the deployment of an #ev charging infrastructure capable of supporting the increasing number #electricvehicles

[Skeptics in the Pub @SITP]

We are just about to go live with @fjmubeen talking about Mathematical Intelligence - what we have that machines don't.

Come join us on Twitch!
https://t.co/E888isWW3a

[The Skeptic @TheSkepticMag]

Regardless of good intentions, there should be no place for Reiki on the NHS | Michael Marshall Michael Marshall https://t.co/E6NrZhjWp5

[QED @QEDcon]

📢📢Today's the day! Tickets go on sale at 6pm BST at https://t.co/WavecOzWeG 📢📢

Join us with @seis_matters,
@FernRiddell, @PaulDuncanMcG plus @Noah_Lugeons, @HeathEnwright and @elibosnick from @GodAwfulMovies this October.

More speakers to be announced soon....really soon

[Simon Singh @SLSingh]

BIG NEWS! Teachers & parents.
I’m hosting FREE online maths circles. Four circles EVERY week
(ages 9-11, 11-13, 13-16, 16-18).
Fully interactive. Everyone welcome, anywhere in the world. More info at https://t.co/mxBZtGqlaw
Pls RT
Let's build the world's biggest maths circles.

[Simon Singh @SLSingh]

London maths teachers should really take a look at this.

[Michael Marshall @mrmmarsh.bsk.social @MrMMarsh]

Really looking forward to this one, and looking forward to speaking to Kelly in the Q&A, to swap stories of flat earth experiences!

7pm, GMT, on https://t.co/ajlsXLiSeF

[The Skeptic @TheSkepticMag]

Gerson Support Group cancer ‘cure’ charity removed from register by Charity Commission | Michael Marshall @MrMMarsh https://t.co/nnFzzRKcbs